Republic of the Philippines

PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

INFANTA CAMPUS
Infanta, Pangasinan
Physical Geography-SSE 102
BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES – II
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
1ST Semester
SY 2022-2023

NAME:__________________________________________________COURSE/SECTION________________
TEST I – IDENTIFICATION
Direction: Identify what is being asked on the following question. Choose your answers on the box.
Write your answer on the space provided. (1 pt. each)

____________________1. The word has been derived from two roots from Greek language geo (earth) and
graphos (description).
____________________________2. In the two types of geography, it studies the natural features of the earth.
____________________________3. In the two types of geography, it studies the relationship between humans &
environment.
____________________________4. In the five themes of geography, it describes the physical and human characteristics of a
location.
____________________________5. A layer of earth that rich in iron and nickel.
____________________________6. A layer of the earth where the zone of earthquakes, mountain building, volcanoes,
and continental drift.
____________________________7. A layer of the earth where the topmost part of the lithosphere
____________________________8. This sphere is the solid inorganic portion of the Earth (composed of rocks, minerals and
elements).
____________________________9. This sphere is the vast gaseous envelope of air that surrounds the Earth.
____________________________10. This sphere is the waters of the Earth.
____________________________11. This sphere consists of all living things, plant and animal.
____________________________12. For many minerals, it is the reliable diagnostic property used for identification. 
____________________________13. It refers to a mineral’s ability to scratch another mineral or be scratched by another
mineral.  Each mineral is numbered one to ten.
____________________________14. It refers to the way light bounces off the surface of a mineral. 
____________________________15. It refers to the color of the powder left behind when the mineral is scratched on a
white tile.
____________________________16. A type of rock can be formed under two environmental conditions viz., intrusive and
extrusive. In the deep interior of the earth due to cooling, magma may be crystallized to form intrusive rock.
____________________________17. The rocks which are formed by the deposition of sediments.
____________________________18. The rocks which through temperature, compression and chemical actions have been
changed either in form or in composition.
____________________________19. It is formed by the mixture of one or more minerals.
____________________________20. They are defined as  naturally occurring substances that have a crystalline structure.

Test II. Determine which theme is represented by the following statements: (1 pt. each)
(Location, Place, Movement, Region, & Human-Env. Interaction)

_________________________1. My grandmother lives at 25°N, 140°E, next to the Shell station.

_________________________2. After Hurricane Katrina, many residents relocated to Texas.
_________________________3. Those northerners just can’t cook like southerners can.
__________________4. In the desert it is hot, dry, sandy, and there are scorpions.
_________________________5. Eskimos sometimes build homes out of ice blocks.

TEST III. TRUE OR FALSE

Determine the following if the statement is TRUE or FALSE: (2 pts. each)
_________________________1. The weathering is a process by which the rocks on the surface of the earth is broken
mechanically into pieces due to snow or frost, the variation of temperature and pressure or due to chemical
(dissolution) action on the materials.
_________________________2. The process by which the rocks on the earth’s surface are broken into pieces through the
application of external physical forces and the debris are transported elsewhere is known as denudation.
_________________________3. The process by which the rocks of the earth’s crust are eroded by the river, wind, glacier,
ocean currents etc. and the eroded materials are transported elsewhere is known as erosion.
_________________________4. Charles F. R. Richmond a seismologist first introduced an arithmetic scale to measure the
intensity of seismic waves. The scale is known as the Richter scale.
_________________________5. Eruption of the volcanoes or the magma is the main sources of igneous rocks on the
surface of the earth.

IV. In the Venn diagram below, compare and contrast physical geography and human geography. (10 pts.)

Physical Geography Human Geography

CRITERIA/RUBRICS Points
Content/Information 6
Organization 4
Total Scores 10

Prepared By:

RUBY MAE C. BARNACHEA

Instructor

Checked By:

AGERICO F. OBOZA, EdD

Chair, Education Department

Noted by:

SALVACION M. VINLUAN, Ph.D.

College Dean

Approved by:

IAN D. EVANGELISTA, DBA

Campus Executive Director